Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-12-31
Henry Ja1lfes : prominent politician, Of
zWausau, was found dead In his bed the
other morning. He retired apparently IN
good health He died of heart disease.

Henry Ja1lfes, prominent politician Of
Wausan, was found dead In his bed the
other morning. He retired apparently IN
good health. He died of heart disease
MICHIGAN.
Major W. W. Van Antwerp. postm aster at
jackson, commander of Edward Pomeroy
Post, G. A B, a Knight Templar, and assoc
ciate editor Of the jackson Patriot, died the
other morning of cancer of the liver
@ Frederick e Stearns, president of the
Detroit Baseball Club. has resigned, owing
to pressure of other business
The Baraga Hotel was burned the other
day, and the remains of man, supposed to
be Mr. Rennick, a 1umberman, were found
In the ruins
Lyman Thompson, farmer, living near
Schoolcraft, while tearing down an old mill
recently was crushed by falling piece Of
timber.
Silas Decker, wel1-to-do farmer of Had
ley, Lapeer County. committed suicide by
hanging himself in his barn few days ago.
The annual report of the State Inspector
shows that 8, 944. 800 barrels of salt were
inspected in Michigan during the present
year There are 142 blocks and 4, 500 salt
covers in the State, with an estimated ca
pacity of 5,265, 900 barrels
About loo, OOO, 900 feet of lumber were
cut at Cheboygan the last season, the lare-
est ever recorded It falls about $4,000
600 feet short of the amount anticipated at
the start, but is about 10000, 600 feet in
excess of the cut of 1886
Mrs. Anna Hyde, a widow worth 800.
900, was married the other day at Cold
water to Chris Clark, a bar-keeper. of Te-
konsha.
+ A ire at Wakefield the other night
burned the best part of the town The total
loss was estimated at $10O 600; insurance,
small The fire started in variety theater.
and was caused by monkey which over
turned lamp
The roller mills at South Lyon were
burned few nights ago. Loss, $40, 900;
insurance, 81, OOO
The Oval Wood Dish Company's works at
Mancelona were destroyed by fire the other
evening. Loss, S25. 600
Through the efforts of Mrs Agnes D
Orcambal, of Kalamazoo, and Representa-
tive Ogg, of Wayne, a home for discharged
convicts is to be established in Detroit
Every convict from Michigan institutions
will be welcomed to the place, where they
will be fed and sheltered until able to Sc
cure work.
The recent State convention of Merino
Sheep Growers at Jackson elected officers
as follows: President, W. j. P. Dean, Ma
poleon; Vica-President, Samuel Owen, Of
Ohio; Secretary, R O. Langan, California:
Treasurer, William Reed, Horton.
MINNESOTA.
Sheriff A. ]. Blazer and his assis Mt.
while arresting Andrew Hohnadel. n ar
Ada, few days ego, on requisition from
Dakota for forgery, were attacked by the
father, three brothers and three women,
and barely escaped with their lives The
prisoner escaped.
The st. Paul ice carnival will open Janu-
airy 26, and close February 4
Captain Fl. G. Shea, of the Emmett light
artillery, left ST. Paul recently, and the
officials OF the State militia have discovered
that nearly all the vouchers for money ex-
pended for the command are false
Recent reports received at Minneapolis
indicated that the wheat crop in the North
west would exceed the estimates 1t was
now calculated that the total product o:
Minnesota and Dakota would be about 95.-
600. 900 bushels
Avery sensational scene occurred in Min
neapolis recently at the trial of the Barrett
brothers for the murder sof Tollefsoa, a
street-car driver. Henry Barrett brotaer
OF the accused. was called to the Witness
stand. and told the story of the crime, which
he said they had committed at the instiga-
tion of their mother, who, he declared. wae
for the criminal actions of her
sons
Rev. DR. Samuel G., Smith, of st. Paul. re-
Gently sent in his resignation to Bishop
Foss, as he could no longer submit to the
Methodist church government.
P. D. Armour & Co., of Chicago, will erect
a cold-storage house at Duluth.
The saloon-men of st. Paul have come to
the conclusion that they have nothing to
gain by continuing their fight against the
81, 900 liquor license.
A recent fire at Montevid % burned ten
buildings, causing a loss of $4,000 Tho
fire apparatus was rendered useless bv
freezing up
Over $4,000 was found secreted in the
bed of dead miser by a deputy coroner at
Minneapolis few days ago.
William Sowders, who pitched last season
for the St Paul Baseball Club has been
released to Boston. 1t is said the price
paid was 81 200.
The question of building cheese factories
s being agitated pretty thoroughly in differ
emit portions of Outer Tail County,
The annual review of the milling interest
In Minneapolis shows that the years prod
ucJ of flour will be 6,616, 700 barrels. The
receipts OF wheat for twelve mon his to
December We're 40, SIT, 100 bushels, the
II. 1897, 700. against 80, 49,, O2n
receipts and 5,729,7 $50 shipments Lass year.
The cooper shops made 2,740,95o barrels
during the last crop year and 9SS, 500 in
the last three months
DAKOTA
A line ledge of cinnabar has been found
Ia the tin districts near Rapid City.
Bernard g. Caulfe]d, who at one time
represented the First Illinois district in
Congress, died in Deadwood the other morn
ing, aged So years
The foundries of Yankton are crowded
with work, something unusual at this sea-
son of the year
queen was crowned the other night at
Old Fort Pierre, on the Sioux reservation. be-
fore an interested crowd of Indians. MANY
OF whom travelled for miles to witness the
ceremony. Her royal highness was pre-
sented with forty buffalo robes and two
horses
George Green, noted horse-thief, was
hanged by vigilantes recently near Elem
ington.
The Dakota fax crop for 1887 is esti-
mated to he 8, 800, 900 bushels.
Judge Seward Smith. formerly Judge of
Ihe Supreme Court of Dakota. died in the
insane hospital at Mount Pleasant, Ia, the
other day
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids Northern
railroad has contracted for new $4,000
bridge at Sioux Falls
An attempt is soon to be made to organ